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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Captivity and Life

Here's an idea, how about keeping elephants out of zoos.

stumbleupon.com: Elephants 'die earlier in zoos'
For African elephants, the average lifespan in captivity was only 19 years compared with 56 years in the wild.

“In the wild they live in large stable groups, separation does cause stress; we know this from studies of other species,” she said.

“They need a huge home range, more systematic enrichment, bigger compounds, grooming areas, mud wallows, hills.”

4 comments:

Glynn Kalara said...

I wonder how they do in wild life parks like Lion Country Safari etc.?

Jim Sande said...

I bet they do better because according to the article they need to roam and they need a lot of roaming space

Glynn Kalara said...

Zoos for them are a death sentence then. Sad. :(

Jim Sande said...

I know, I never even thought about it.